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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
The Duke’s Oceanfest is back. It’s all hap- pening Aug. 20-28. The event had a two-year-long pandem- ic pause, but now it’s time to share the fun and festive trib- ute to Duke Kahanamoku.
goes down during the week of Duke Kahanamoku’s birth- day, Aug. 24.
grants for Hawai‘i residents and nonprofits competing in “Duke-related” sports.
ing or leaving people with aloha. You’ll be surprised by their reaction. I believe it and it is my creed. Aloha to you.”
to the next round. There’s not much any surfer can do when and if the wave closes out fast.
World Championship Tour. It really adds new drama to the whole pro surfing game.
As most of you know, Duke is Hawai‘i’s legendary multi- ple Olympic champion, surf- ing pioneer and ambassador of aloha.
This was the Duke’s favor- ite surf spot. For a list of all the events go to dukesocean- fest.com. You’ll be blown away.
“In Hawai‘i we greet friends, loved ones and strang- ers with aloha, which means with love. Aloha is the key word to the universal spirit of real hospitality, which makes Hawai‘i renowned as the world’s center of understand- ing and fellowship. Try meet-
They’ve had plenty of swells so far from Hurricane Frank. But honestly, some- times this sand bottom break closes out too much, especial- lyifsurfis5feetormore.It makes getting a good one — which peels down the line — extremely hard.
The ranking or tier of the U.S. Open is the Challenger Series and this is event No. 4 — the mid-point. Each of these eight CS contests are worth 10,000 points and help the world’s up-and-coming best go against the current world’s best on the No. 1 tier
Outerknown is Kelly Slat- er’s brand and this is one of his favorite spots — Teahu- po’o or Chopes — home to some of the heaviest waves on earth. Can you imagine if Slater won one more at 50 years young? I can, because he won Pipe this year in Jan- uary.
The father of modern-day surfing would love how Ha- wai‘i comes together in the spirit of aloha with fun ocean and beach competitions. It all
Another awesome aspect of this amazing Oceanfest is that it supports the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Founda- tion. Proceeds from the event help fund scholarships and
Whoever gets “the one” usually wins or gets through
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
BY GARY KEWLEY
Duke’s Oceanfest Shares The Meaning Of Aloha
Most the competitions and events take place at Queen’s Surf on Kūhiō Beach in Waikīkī, the world’s most fa- mous beach.
For Duke, it clearly is all about aloha, giving back to others, staying humble and never giving up the dream. I always share Duke’s creed — and this week is no exception. Here it is:
On the world tour stage, we’re at Huntington Beach for the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing.
I personally prefer to see opportunities to do a bunch of turns even if the surf is small. But hey, everyone’s playing with the same dice. And I’m always watching no matter what.
The WCT is heading to Ta- hiti for the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Aug. 11-21.
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